From the back of the box:

All Of Space Is Your Garden, And All Of Time Is Yours For The Harvest; You Are The Time Bandit!

The Conquest Of Time And Space Awaits You!

Guide your own destiny - Choose among time-portals leading to 16 lands and over 240 levels. Every turn of the game brings new creatures, areas, and situations to life.

Use quick-firing missiles to blast the evil Guardians ans escape with the Treasures of the Ages. Master that, and the Quest awaits: Retrieve the Great Artifacts and break the Gates of Time!

Test your wit as well as your skill as you try to solve the game's unique graphic-activated text-adventures! Rescue the crew of the Starship Excalibur, settle the spirits of a restless Ghosttown, and more!

Time Bandit's Dual-Player mode lets two people play at once - each on his own independent screen section!

Called "Best Game Ever" by Jerry Pournelle - Byte Magazine!

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TIME BANDIT

TREASURES, ADVENTURES, AND TREACHERY TOO
By Bill Dunlevy & Harry Lafnear

"Time was running out! It does, you know, even for time travellers. I ran through the crumbling halls of a forgotten castle, the musty grip of ancient, medieval air tight in my gasping throat. I had been running for what seemed to be an eternity. Running from hideous beasts from the darkest of legends!

I already had one of the great Keys in hand, its reassuring edge gouging flesh in the strength of my grip.

My final goal was painfully close, but so were the razor claws of the shambling nightmares in my pursuit. I could not pause for an instant in defence, for an even deadlier foe was tracing my path through the winding halls. He would surely find me if I lingered an instant longer.

I turned the final corner. diving toward the last Lock blocking my escape. I anticipated the rainbow flash of time displacement and the heavy smell of ozone soon to be my reward. But with a terror that no mortal may ever know, I saw another Bandit emerging from the doorway ahead: my partner in Time! We'd had disagreements in the past (the present and future as well), but I felt sure that I'd finally run out of time.

Leaving barely a heartbeat's time to consider my fate, he fired. The resounding blast of impact rockets split the fabric of space, racking my body with pain and the sure knowledge of slow disintegration. But I endured, steadied myself, and fired back. My missiles roared with untamed energy, bouncing off walls and crackling the air, a few to rest hungrily upon his armour. When the smoke cleared, I was alone. As for my partner, nothing but his shadow remained.

Stumbling forward. I inserted the great Key into the Lock. I stepped into the Way Out, returning home at last. But at the Timegates there can be no rest. Great wealth and adventure are scattered throughout the lands, but only for those willing to seize it! Where next! Ghost Town? Omega Complex? Walking quickly through the maze of portals. I chose one and entered, welcoming my next adventure . . .".

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Back of Box - Atari ST (UK)

TIME BANDIT

By Bill Dunlevy and Harry Lafnear

Fast-paced arcade action, full scale adventures, and endless variety is now only a disk's reach from your Sanyo.

Use the Timegates to explore the Worlds of Time: the medieval halls of FANTASY WORLD, the great frontiers of WEST WORLD, and the bizarre future in SPACE WORLD. Choose from more than TWENTY exciting adventuring areas throughout the game, with over 15 levels in each. THAT'S OVER 300 VARIATIONS IN ALL!

Battle the Evil Guardians: the Looking Lurker, Killer Smurphs, and lots more. Collect the Treasures of the Ages as you remove the locks blocking your escape. But hurry Bandit, your power is dwindling and the Techno-Bandits are hot on your trail!

TIME BANDIT'S dual-player mode lets two players in on all the action at the same time—on their OWN playing windows! Work together, or battle in out for a bigger share of the loot! (Dual-Player mode requires at least one joystick.)

Ultra-crisp Supergraphics, colorful scrolling landscapes, full animation of a multitude of characters, amazing sound, and literally HUNDREDS OF SCREENS: it's all here! The conquest of Time and Space awaits you . . .

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Back of Box - Atari ST (US)